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Zinc Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/27/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Background: I found an old zinc mine, with plenty of abandoned structures and graffiti. So why not celebrate it with a puzzle about zinc?

Puzzle: You will need to use the following clues to fill in the blanks on the following coordinates:

N 36 AB.CDE W 83 WW.XYZ   

A- Zinc is the A4th most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

B- In the United States, B5% of zinc is used for galvanizing.

C- William Champion patented a process to extract zinc from calamine in 173C

D- Concentrations of zinc as low as D ppm can have an adverse affect on the amount of oxygen fish carry in their blood.

E- In 1994, 33,200 tonnes of zinc was used to make 1E.6 million US pennies.

WW- Zinc has an annual production of WW million tonnes.

X- Zinc has been the primary metal in pennies since 1X82

Y- Zinc has an atomic number of Y0

Z- China ranks Z in zinc production.

Tools Needed: Pen, Internet Connection

SWAG: There is no room for SWAG in this container.

Maintenance: Please feel free to perform maintenance on the log if needed. If the container needs to be replaced, please submit a "Needs Maintenance" ticket or send me a message.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fvta. Ivny.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)